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GEORGES RIVER LAND TRUST

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Happy spring from Appleton and Gibson Preserves! 🌼🌿🌷🌱

Langlais Program Assistant Caitlin Kelty-Huber spotted these trout lilies, red eldberry, red maple buds, and skunk cabbages, and more in bloom on her hikes this morning!

What will you find on the trails?☀️🌲

#georgesriverlandtrust #appletonpreserve #gibsonpreserve #mainetrails

Happy spring from Appleton and Gibson Preserves! 🌼🌿🌷🌱

Langlais Program Assistant Caitlin Kelty-Huber spotted these trout lilies, red eldberry, red maple buds, and skunk cabbages, and more in bloom on her hikes this morning!

What will you find on the trails?☀️🌲

#georgesriverlandtrust #appletonpreserve #gibsonpreserve #mainetrails

Come explore the fascinating world of amphibians and insects at the Rockland Bog!

Join Georges River Land Trust and scientist David Marceau at 1p.m. on Saturday, May 3rd to celebrate this exciting time for amphibians like yellow-spotted salamanders and wood frogs, as well as insects like caddisflies.

We will meet at the Rte. 90 entrance of the Rockland Bog Preserve for a guided hike (about 0.75 miles each way). At the pools, we will look for frogs, salamanders, egg masses, insects, and more!

🔗 Visit georgesriver.org/events to register (or visit the link in our bio)! This event is free and open to everyone.

📸 Swipe to see some egg masses found last spring!

#georgesriverlandtrust #rocklandbog #frogsinthebog

Come explore the fascinating world of amphibians and insects at the Rockland Bog!

Join Georges River Land Trust and scientist David Marceau at 1p.m. on Saturday, May 3rd to celebrate this exciting time for amphibians like yellow-spotted salamanders and wood frogs, as well as insects like caddisflies.

We will meet at the Rte. 90 entrance of the Rockland Bog Preserve for a guided hike (about 0.75 miles each way). At the pools, we will look for frogs, salamanders, egg masses, insects, and more!

🔗 Visit georgesriver.org/events to register (or visit the link in our bio)! This event is free and open to everyone.

📸 Swipe to see some egg masses found last spring!

#georgesriverlandtrust #rocklandbog #frogsinthebog

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌿🌲

Georges River Land Trust staff and board members celebrated our beautiful planet by cleaning up Trolley Marsh Preserve in Warren! We gathered and bagged up trash, took a lovely stroll to the river, and did a thorough tick check.

We are so lucky to live in and care for this beautiful place! 💚

#georgesriverlandtrust #trolleymarshpreserve
#mainetrails #earthday

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌿🌲

Georges River Land Trust staff and board members celebrated our beautiful planet by cleaning up Trolley Marsh Preserve in Warren! We gathered and bagged up trash, took a lovely stroll to the river, and did a thorough tick check.

We are so lucky to live in and care for this beautiful place! 💚

#georgesriverlandtrust #trolleymarshpreserve
#mainetrails #earthday

Join our team!🌲🌿

We are currently seeking a Development Manager to support our work conserving and caring for the St. George River watershed! This person will have the opportunity to imagine, lead, and implement a program of their own making.

This person will:
🌿 Be the organization’s primary grant officer
🌿 Develop engaging and impactful strategies to retain and grow our membership
🌿 Lead our fundraising innovation and efforts to diversitfy our revenue streams

This is a permanent, full-time, year-round position with benefits including health insurance, vacation and sick time, paid holidays, and a retirement package.

🔗 Learn more about the application process at georgesriver.org/apply (or visit the link in our bio!)

#georgesriverlandtrust

Join our team!🌲🌿

We are currently seeking a Development Manager to support our work conserving and caring for the St. George River watershed! This person will have the opportunity to imagine, lead, and implement a program of their own making.

This person will:
🌿 Be the organization’s primary grant officer
🌿 Develop engaging and impactful strategies to retain and grow our membership
🌿 Lead our fundraising innovation and efforts to diversitfy our revenue streams

This is a permanent, full-time, year-round position with benefits including health insurance, vacation and sick time, paid holidays, and a retirement package.

🔗 Learn more about the application process at georgesriver.org/apply (or visit the link in our bio!)

#georgesriverlandtrust

This morning in the St. George River watershed!

📍Roaring Spout Trail in St. George

This stunning ocean view is less than a mile from where your hike begins.

🔗 Visit georgesriver.org/preserves-and-trails to find your next hike! Links are in our bio.

#mainetrails
#georgesriverlandtrust

This morning in the St. George River watershed!

📍Roaring Spout Trail in St. George

This stunning ocean view is less than a mile from where your hike begins.

🔗 Visit georgesriver.org/preserves-and-trails to find your next hike! Links are in our bio.

#mainetrails
#georgesriverlandtrust

Come be part of our shared leadership team! GRLT is seeking an experienced relationship-builder, fundraiser, and leader with strong communication skills to serve as Co-Executive Director of partnerships and development with Jula Sampson (our Co-ED of finance and operations).

This is an exciting time to join our growing 8-person staff. As the need for land conservation and environmental access and education is growing, so are we! It’s a great chance to put your collaborative leadership style to work for the environment. With an innovative, ambitious team in place and a supportive GRLT community, we are eager to advance our impact in midcoast Maine. Join us!

Learn more and apply via the link in our bio!

Come be part of our shared leadership team! GRLT is seeking an experienced relationship-builder, fundraiser, and leader with strong communication skills to serve as Co-Executive Director of partnerships and development with Jula Sampson (our Co-ED of finance and operations).

This is an exciting time to join our growing 8-person staff. As the need for land conservation and environmental access and education is growing, so are we! It’s a great chance to put your collaborative leadership style to work for the environment. With an innovative, ambitious team in place and a supportive GRLT community, we are eager to advance our impact in midcoast Maine. Join us!

Learn more and apply via the link in our bio!

Winter Hiking Club 2/1. A lovely time chasing tracks in the fresh fallen snow. We believe we saw coyotes, bobcat, deer(of course), and mice.

Join us next time at Jack Baker Woods on 2/22! Email luke@grlt.org if interested.

Winter Hiking Club 2/1. A lovely time chasing tracks in the fresh fallen snow. We believe we saw coyotes, bobcat, deer(of course), and mice.

Join us next time at Jack Baker Woods on 2/22! Email luke@grlt.org if interested.

The cats are out! Our most exciting trail cam photos yet 😍 Plus a few friends from around the watershed.

The cats are out! Our most exciting trail cam photos yet 😍 Plus a few friends from around the watershed.

Thank you to everyone who came out and made our first wreath making event a success. We had such a great time making wreaths, sharing stories and getting in the holiday cheer 🌲❤️🌲

Thank you to everyone who came out and made our first wreath making event a success. We had such a great time making wreaths, sharing stories and getting in the holiday cheer 🌲❤️🌲

Branch out and come hang with us on December 3rd making wreaths at the Gibson Preserve Cabin - you'll leaf feeling pine and dandy!

Branch out and come hang with us on December 3rd making wreaths at the Gibson Preserve Cabin - you'll leaf feeling pine and dandy!

We love it when everyone is enjoying our preserves! Can you guess the animal in the last photo?

We love it when everyone is enjoying our preserves! Can you guess the animal in the last photo?

NEW TRAIL🌲NEW TRAIL🌲NEW TRAIL🌲

The Langlais Woodland Trail is complete! Enjoy this 2.3 mile hike in the mossy spruce and oak forests behind the Langlais Homestead. Part of the trail has been walkable most of the summer and fall but the back loop was finished TODAY with a hearty Stewcrew doing the final touches.

There you can enjoy unique boardwalks and bridges, travel through many different forest types, and take in the lichens and mosses that the back 70 acres of the preserve have to offer.

Thank you to all the supporters and volunteers over the last few months that made this trail possible! Luke is excited to hike somewhere else for a bit a let others enjoy the beauty he has come to love at this preserve.
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#trails #mainetrails #georgesriverlandtrust #langlaisartpreserve #langlais #maineart

NEW TRAIL🌲NEW TRAIL🌲NEW TRAIL🌲

The Langlais Woodland Trail is complete! Enjoy this 2.3 mile hike in the mossy spruce and oak forests behind the Langlais Homestead. Part of the trail has been walkable most of the summer and fall but the back loop was finished TODAY with a hearty Stewcrew doing the final touches.

There you can enjoy unique boardwalks and bridges, travel through many different forest types, and take in the lichens and mosses that the back 70 acres of the preserve have to offer.

Thank you to all the supporters and volunteers over the last few months that made this trail possible! Luke is excited to hike somewhere else for a bit a let others enjoy the beauty he has come to love at this preserve.
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#trails #mainetrails #georgesriverlandtrust #langlaisartpreserve #langlais #maineart

A happy early fall Stewcrew going up Pleasant Mountain.

A happy early fall Stewcrew going up Pleasant Mountain.

It’s a beautiful time of year to hike Magog Falls Trail! The trail is clear, the crickets and birds are out, and the beavers are active.

Check it out!
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#trails #mainetrails #georgeshighlandpath #georgesriverlandtrust

It’s a beautiful time of year to hike Magog Falls Trail! The trail is clear, the crickets and birds are out, and the beavers are active.

Check it out!
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#trails #mainetrails #georgeshighlandpath #georgesriverlandtrust

Come to “Climate Roundtable: Frontline Perspectives” at Nature Fest!🌍 Don’t miss our upcoming panel on climate change featuring a forester, lobsterwoman, farmer, and climate journalist. Let’s amplify solutions together! Purchase tickets to Nature Fest, July 25th & 26th at the LinkTree in our bio #ClimateAction #PanelDiscussion #frontlinejobs #fisheries #organicfarming #climatejournalism #forestry

Come to “Climate Roundtable: Frontline Perspectives” at Nature Fest!🌍 Don’t miss our upcoming panel on climate change featuring a forester, lobsterwoman, farmer, and climate journalist. Let’s amplify solutions together! Purchase tickets to Nature Fest, July 25th & 26th at the LinkTree in our bio #ClimateAction #PanelDiscussion #frontlinejobs #fisheries #organicfarming #climatejournalism #forestry

Come paddle with us this weekend! Email amelia@grlt.org for more info. 🚣‍♂️🛶🦆🐟🌊#paddleboarding #canoeing #kayak #riverpaddleboarding #communityengagement #sun #summervibes

Come paddle with us this weekend! Email amelia@grlt.org for more info. 🚣‍♂️🛶🦆🐟🌊#paddleboarding #canoeing #kayak #riverpaddleboarding #communityengagement #sun #summervibes

Struggling with your compost pile? 🤔🌱 Join our Compost Troubleshooting Workshop at Nature Fest and get expert tips to solve all your composting conundrums! Buy tickets now at georgesriver.org 🗑️🔄#compostable #foodwaste #maineevents #mainesummers #communityevents

Struggling with your compost pile? 🤔🌱 Join our Compost Troubleshooting Workshop at Nature Fest and get expert tips to solve all your composting conundrums! Buy tickets now at georgesriver.org 🗑️🔄#compostable #foodwaste #maineevents #mainesummers #communityevents

Here’s an introduction to the keynote speaker at Nature Fest, Ivonne Vazquez! Ivonne runs Bas Rouge farm and forge, and she will be delivering the talk “Being Good Keepers of the Land.” Get tickets to Nature Fest using the link tree in our bio! #ecofriendly #naturelovers #nativeplantsofnorthamerica

Here’s an introduction to the keynote speaker at Nature Fest, Ivonne Vazquez! Ivonne runs Bas Rouge farm and forge, and she will be delivering the talk “Being Good Keepers of the Land.” Get tickets to Nature Fest using the link tree in our bio! #ecofriendly #naturelovers #nativeplantsofnorthamerica

Nature Fest workshop highlight- Nature as a Muse: Art Journaling! Come hang out with Gus Williams as he guides you through art journaling prompts and activities at Nature Fest. For tickets follow the link in our bio! #artjournal #artinspiration #natureisbeautiful #muse

Nature Fest workshop highlight- Nature as a Muse: Art Journaling! Come hang out with Gus Williams as he guides you through art journaling prompts and activities at Nature Fest. For tickets follow the link in our bio! #artjournal #artinspiration #natureisbeautiful #muse

What a wonderful way to celebrate Pride Month together, thank you all for coming! This was a great collaboration with @coastal_mountains_land_trust and @out_maine ♥️ Thank you @cmcanow for supplying materials that allowed us to paint our own Pride kites! #pridemonth #mainepridemonth #community #landtrust #communityevents

What a wonderful way to celebrate Pride Month together, thank you all for coming! This was a great collaboration with @coastal_mountains_land_trust and @out_maine ♥️ Thank you @cmcanow for supplying materials that allowed us to paint our own Pride kites! #pridemonth #mainepridemonth #community #landtrust #communityevents

Join us Saturday morning at the Langlais Art Preserve for a work party event from 9:30 to 12:30. We will be tackling some tread work on the new woodland trail going in behind the sculpture walk. Be sure to bring gloves and plenty of water, tools will be provided!

This event is sponsored by @mainetrailscoalition and is part of #lovemainetrailsmonth

Join us Saturday morning at the Langlais Art Preserve for a work party event from 9:30 to 12:30. We will be tackling some tread work on the new woodland trail going in behind the sculpture walk. Be sure to bring gloves and plenty of water, tools will be provided!

This event is sponsored by @mainetrailscoalition and is part of #lovemainetrailsmonth

Nature Fest workshop highlight- Goats: Meet our Grazing Landscapers! Join Rick Possee of Goat Rodeo Farm to learn how these adorable creatures can clear brush and invasive plants from your property. Meet Ozzie, Larry, Moe, Curly, and Bob while exploring sustainable yard management. Don’t miss out on this family-friendly workshop with live animal presenters- buy tickets through the link tree in our bio, or email amelia@grlt.org #Goatscaping #SustainableLandscaping #FamilyFun #ecolandscaping #goatlove

Nature Fest workshop highlight- Goats: Meet our Grazing Landscapers! Join Rick Possee of Goat Rodeo Farm to learn how these adorable creatures can clear brush and invasive plants from your property. Meet Ozzie, Larry, Moe, Curly, and Bob while exploring sustainable yard management. Don’t miss out on this family-friendly workshop with live animal presenters- buy tickets through the link tree in our bio, or email amelia@grlt.org #Goatscaping #SustainableLandscaping #FamilyFun #ecolandscaping #goatlove

We have added a Kayak Arm to the dock at Quigg Island on Stevens Pond in Liberty! This allows the kayak user to stabilize themselves in their boat so they can stand and dismount without any worry of falling in(see Luke’s diagram for use).

If you haven’t check out this gem of a preserve yet, we highly recommend getting out there. The island has a mile loop on it through old hemlock stands and is a wonderful place for a picnic and catch glimpses of wildlife. Enjoy! 🌲🌳🧺

Swipe to the end to see some loons busy fishing!

We have added a Kayak Arm to the dock at Quigg Island on Stevens Pond in Liberty! This allows the kayak user to stabilize themselves in their boat so they can stand and dismount without any worry of falling in(see Luke’s diagram for use).

If you haven’t check out this gem of a preserve yet, we highly recommend getting out there. The island has a mile loop on it through old hemlock stands and is a wonderful place for a picnic and catch glimpses of wildlife. Enjoy! 🌲🌳🧺

Swipe to the end to see some loons busy fishing!

Come celebrate Pride and fly some kites with us on June 27th! This family friendly community event is in collaboration with @coastal_mountains_land_trust @out_maine and @thelandingplaceme! We can’t wait to see you and spend some time outside together as a community. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌳🪁🪁#pridemonth #prideoutside #communityevent #landtrust #naturelovers #midcoastmaine

Come celebrate Pride and fly some kites with us on June 27th! This family friendly community event is in collaboration with @coastal_mountains_land_trust @out_maine and @thelandingplaceme! We can’t wait to see you and spend some time outside together as a community. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌳🪁🪁#pridemonth #prideoutside #communityevent #landtrust #naturelovers #midcoastmaine

Nature Fest workshop highlight- Native Plants 101! Join Hannah Mullally from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an exclusive workshop on transforming your property into a thriving wildlife haven. Learn how to create a healthy habitat with native plants, and discover how to attract pollinators, birds, and more. Don’t miss out – secure your spot today, and get tickets to Nature Fest at the link in our bio!🦋🐦 #wildlifehaven #nativeplants #conservationworkshop #garden #gardencomposition #maineplants #pollination #pollinators🐝

Nature Fest workshop highlight- Native Plants 101! Join Hannah Mullally from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an exclusive workshop on transforming your property into a thriving wildlife haven. Learn how to create a healthy habitat with native plants, and discover how to attract pollinators, birds, and more. Don’t miss out – secure your spot today, and get tickets to Nature Fest at the link in our bio!🦋🐦 #wildlifehaven #nativeplants #conservationworkshop #garden #gardencomposition #maineplants #pollination #pollinators🐝

We had a blast on Saturday at our community paddle around 100 Acre Island. Bob and Kathy Wellen lead us to the Island on our boats, where we hiked the perimeter. We saw bald eagles, a loon on a nest, and tons of beautiful oak trees. If you you missed this one, make sure to join us at our next community paddle on July 20th. 🚣‍♂️🎣🦅

We had a blast on Saturday at our community paddle around 100 Acre Island. Bob and Kathy Wellen lead us to the Island on our boats, where we hiked the perimeter. We saw bald eagles, a loon on a nest, and tons of beautiful oak trees. If you you missed this one, make sure to join us at our next community paddle on July 20th. 🚣‍♂️🎣🦅

Join us for Nature Fest, a 2-day learning experience at the Langlais Art Preserve July 25th & 26th! From forest explorations to sea creature encounters, immerse yourself and your family in the wonders of our watershed. Over the next few weeks, we will be promoting the workshops available at Nature Fest, stay tuned! Vsit the link tree in our bio for tickets. #maineevents #summer #naturelovers #artinnature #familyevent #mainenature #summertime

Join us for Nature Fest, a 2-day learning experience at the Langlais Art Preserve July 25th & 26th! From forest explorations to sea creature encounters, immerse yourself and your family in the wonders of our watershed. Over the next few weeks, we will be promoting the workshops available at Nature Fest, stay tuned! Vsit the link tree in our bio for tickets. #maineevents #summer #naturelovers #artinnature #familyevent #mainenature #summertime

Join us as Trail Steward Bob Wellen leads us on a group paddle to 100 Acre Island, where we will go on a guided hike. We will meet at 9:30 AM on Bob’s property. Due to limited parking, please arrange carpools and email amelia@grlt.org to confirm your spot and get the address. Bring your own canoe, kayak, or paddle board! If you miss this one, we will have another paddle next month, July 20th, at the Thomaston Public Boat Launch.

Join us as Trail Steward Bob Wellen leads us on a group paddle to 100 Acre Island, where we will go on a guided hike. We will meet at 9:30 AM on Bob’s property. Due to limited parking, please arrange carpools and email amelia@grlt.org to confirm your spot and get the address. Bring your own canoe, kayak, or paddle board! If you miss this one, we will have another paddle next month, July 20th, at the Thomaston Public Boat Launch.

If you have stopped by one of our trails lately, you may have spotted one of our new trail use counters! Invented by our trail manager Luke, these fun clickers help us keep track of trail usage. Step once per person, per time you visit the trail. Right now, you can find these at Pleasant Point Nature Preserve, Weskeag Headlands Preserve, and Thorndike Brook Trailhead.

If you have stopped by one of our trails lately, you may have spotted one of our new trail use counters! Invented by our trail manager Luke, these fun clickers help us keep track of trail usage. Step once per person, per time you visit the trail. Right now, you can find these at Pleasant Point Nature Preserve, Weskeag Headlands Preserve, and Thorndike Brook Trailhead.

Volunteer spotlight! Today we are featuring Lori Biagini, a New Englander born and raised who lives in South Thomaston. Lori is a trail steward for Ash Point, meaning she walks the trail a few times a month and lets us know about blow overs and other disturbances. Lori takes care of small trail maintenance tasks with loppers, and lets us know if there’s any chainsaw work to be done. She has volunteered in community work from a young age, and is a Maine Master Naturalist. Lori is an orthopedic sports medicine physician and says “It is mutually advantageous for us to keep our ecosystems healthy, because they keep us healthy.” Thank you for all you do, Lori!

Volunteer spotlight! Today we are featuring Lori Biagini, a New Englander born and raised who lives in South Thomaston. Lori is a trail steward for Ash Point, meaning she walks the trail a few times a month and lets us know about blow overs and other disturbances. Lori takes care of small trail maintenance tasks with loppers, and lets us know if there’s any chainsaw work to be done. She has volunteered in community work from a young age, and is a Maine Master Naturalist. Lori is an orthopedic sports medicine physician and says “It is mutually advantageous for us to keep our ecosystems healthy, because they keep us healthy.” Thank you for all you do, Lori!

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